YOS 14, 321 (P311943)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 11974

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
2. sza3 a-sza3 egir a-sza3 hi-li-a
3. dal-ba-na im-szi-szi u3 lu2-dingir-ra
5. sag-bi a-sza3 uz-za us2-sa
6. 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba u3 kislah-bi
8. sag-bi {gesz}kiri6 nam-mah? abzu
9. u3 {gesz}kiri6 {d}da-mu us2-sa
10. sza3-ba 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
11. sza3 ha-la-ba lu2-{d}nin-urta
12. {disz}{d}en-lil2-masz-zu x-[x]-x
13. i-im-gar#
14. 1(disz) gu4 a2 ur3-ra {d}suen-na-wi-ir mu-bi-im
16. [1(disz)] gu4 ab2 sag murub4 [x-(x)]-i#-mi-ti mu-bi-im
18. [...] sag-ARAD [...] x
20. [... sag]-munus [...]
21. [...]
22. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) {gesz}mar-gid2-da x
2. 1(disz) {na4}ur5 ad-bar
  blank space
3. ha-la-ba {d}en-lil2-masz-zu
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
5. sza3 a-sza3 egir a-sza3 hi-li-a
6. dal-ba-<na> an-ne2-ba-ab-du7# u3 lu2-dingir-ra
8. sag-bi a-sza3 uz-za us2-sa
9. sza3 sag-si-ga
10. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal
11. egir ha-la e2 ad-da-ta
12. ba-an-szum2-ma
13. 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
14. us2-sa-du 1(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
15. sag-bi e-sir2-ra us2-sa#
16. sza3 ha-la-ba e2 ad-da nam-gudu4-ni#
17. {disz}{d}da-mu-a-zu
18. szu ba-an-ti-a
19. 1(disz) gu4 a2 ur3-ra
20. {d}suen-ma-gi-ir
21. [mu-bi-im]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ha-la-ba {d}da-mu-[a-zu]
2'. egir# ha#-la#-ba#
3'. e2 ad-da-ta
4'. nam-tab-ba-ta
5'. in-ba-e-esz-a
6'. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3
7'. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
8'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
9'. igi im-szi-szi gudu4 dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-sze3
10'. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 gudu4 dumu lu2-{d}da-mu-sze3
11'. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu#-[sze3]
12'. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu inim-{d}en#-lil2#-[sze3]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. igi lu2#-[...]
2'. dumu ur-[...]
3'. igi ARAD2-unug?{ki}-x-[...]
4'. dumu an-ne2-ba-ab-du7-sze3
  blank space
5'. iti kin-{d}inanna
6'. mu {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal {gesz}szu-lu2 ku3-sig17 {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-an-dim2
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-masz-zu
2. gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
3. dumu a-ab-ba-kal-la
seal 2
1. {d}da-mu-a-zu
2. dumu a-ab-ba-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P311943

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 116.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 11974
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-025770
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.11974

References

  • primary: YOS 14, 321

    [Simmons1978YOS14] Simmons, Stephen D. 1978. Early Old Babylonian Documents. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 14. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Sigrist/Cohen,OrNS 45, 413 (date)

    [sec74123] N.d.

  • citation: CBCY 4, p. 230, YBC 11974

    [BeckmanCBCY4] Beckman, Gary. 2000. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 4. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-10 at 06:14:00 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-01 at 08:07:44 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-27 at 12:03:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 321 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311943.
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (No. P311943). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	title = {YOS 14, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
}


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TI  - YOS 14, 321 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 14, 321 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P311943.
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (No. P311943). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 14, 321 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P311943 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 14, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P311943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P311943
LB  - CDLI:P311943
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - YOS 14, 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P311943
ER  -
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